joffrey seems so fucking stupid, he just keeps making enemies. he's at war with the north, stannis and renly and decides well that's not enough so he puts shit on his mother and the other lannisters and then executes half the children in the city. so now he has to deal with a possible city riot/revolt. also tyrion, do your damn job and keep the douche in line. SLAP HIM /rant

joffrey seems so fucking stupid, he just keeps making enemies. he's at war with the north, stannis and renly and decides well that's not enough so he puts shit on his mother and the other lannisters and then executes half the children in the city. so now he has to deal with a possible city riot/revolt. also tyrion, do your damn job and keep the douche in line. SLAP HIM /rant

He should just get slapped every time he opens his mouth. Or every time he doesn't.

joffrey seems so fucking stupid, he just keeps making enemies. he's at war with the north, stannis and renly and decides well that's not enough so he puts shit on his mother and the other lannisters and then executes half the children in the city. so now he has to deal with a possible city riot/revolt. also tyrion, do your damn job and keep the douche in line. SLAP HIM /rant

To be honest, the killing of the bastards was Cersei's doing, at least in the books (airs in 9 hours in the UK) and Joffrey is meant to be a stupid entitled brat.

Very good start for the new season. Things like the bastard slaughter and Ned Starks beheading last season are why I don't really want to read the books. I don't want any of it to be spoiled.

For me it couldn't be helped, after i saw the Dragons at the end of season 1, i couldn't wait. And even though i know all the big details from here on out, the show does superb little details that still make it worth watching. The Bastard killings is evident, its implied in the book however the brutality is shown in the show.

I haven't read the books so the bastard killing caught me off guard, the start of it was the worst. Also I slight complaint, I remember a lot of people saying Stannis is a great character, but apart from his remarks when writing the letter, his introduction was a bit lacking.

Anyone explain to me who that lady with Stannis is in the red dress and how did the guy who took the piss out of her die?

Still not seen it, gonna watch it tomorrow, but I can tell ya.
The woman is Mellisandre, she's a red priest of Rh'llor, like Thoros of Myr, the red priest in the first series. The maester, I believe his name is Colwynn? (not checked me book) tries to poison her as he thinks that she is trying to poison Stannis' mind, as Mellisandre believes in the red god, Rh'llor as opposed to the Seven, and believes that Stannis is Azor Ahai

The producers have been filled in when it comes to major plot points, in the event of George R.R. Martin's death. Though I'm sure I read somewhere a while ago that the TV series would "take a different path" following an event in the books. They gave the event a code word, I can't remember what it was.